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It was needlessly cruel to try to make me call her Maman when I was still mourning the loss of my mother.
Surviving With Wolves Defonseca, Misha 2005
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These arachnids were called Maman, and though the spinning they represented was also a metaphor for the activity of art, Bourgeois made them in remote tribute to Joséphine, the put upon, patient, inventive, tireless mother.
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I never called her Maman and, after a time, she gave up trying to force me.
Surviving With Wolves Defonseca, Misha 2005
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Groupe Maman, which is gathering testimonials to take on this issue.
The Globe and Mail - Home RSS feed Tralee Pearce 2011
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These arachnids were called Maman, and though the spinning they represented was also a metaphor for the activity of art, Bourgeois made them in remote tribute to Joséphine, the put upon, patient, inventive, tireless mother.
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These arachnids were called Maman, and though the spinning they represented was also a metaphor for the activity of art, Bourgeois made them in remote tribute to Joséphine, the put upon, patient, inventive, tireless mother.
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One of her most widely recognized works, "Maman" (1999), is a 30-foot tall sculpture of a spider that is meant to represent her mother.
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The sculpture is one of a series that Ms. Bourgeois has been creating over the last fifteen years, most of which are entitled "Maman," or "Mother," in honor of her own scheming, tapestry-weaving mother shades of "Alien" arise once again.
On The Waterfront 2: A Bourgeois Spider sfmike 2007
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The sculpture is one of a series that Ms. Bourgeois has been creating over the last fifteen years, most of which are entitled "Maman," or "Mother," in honor of her own scheming, tapestry-weaving mother shades of "Alien" arise once again.
Archive 2007-11-01 sfmike 2007
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On the lawn outside the gallery, children are either frightened or delighted by her 10-meter high steel and marble spider, "Maman" (1999).
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